Video Replay and Photo Galleries from the 2010 March Meet in Bakersfield, CaliforniaBy Chad Posted 03/4/2010
After four days of action, it's a wrap on the 2010 March Meet at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California. Amazingly, the event survived light rain Saturday and Sunday, and the eliminations were held during overtime on Monday. BangShift.com was there offering free live streaming video the entire time, and you can watch the replay in the video window below. Click the Menu button to browse the videos and to watch them on demand. Also scroll down the page to see links to 861 photos of action during the March Meet. Read More >
861 Photos from the 2010 March Meet, Drag Racing and Retro RodsBy Chad Posted 03/4/2010
In addition to our live streaming video presentation, BangShift.com has also been shooting hundreds of photos of the 2010 March Meet at Auto Club Famoso Raceway near Bakersfield, California. Our coverage includes lots of on-track racing action, the car show, and the things going on in the pits. Here are links to 861 pics of the best stuff. Read More >
Crash Sequence Photos: Two Cars Smashing the Guardrail at the 2010 March MeetBy Chad Posted 03/4/2010
In our photos of the 2010 March Meet at Auto Club Famoso Raceway, we happened to catch two photo sequences of cars hanging a hard right into the pit side guardrail. We don't have details on the drivers or cars, but in both cases, the safety crew was right there and it was reported that neither driver was injured. Read More >
Killer Gallery: The 2009 ADRL Season in PhotosBy Brian Lohnes Posted 01/29/2010
If you're going to have a conversation about professional drag racing these days, it damn well better include the ADRL. As the fastest growing and (in our opinion) most exciting drag racing series in the US, the ADRL has been dominating the door slammer headlines for the last several years. We're lucky enough to be pals with Ian Tocher, the VP of Publications for the organization. He's a BangShift.com member as well! Ian was cool enough to supply us with a kick ass selection of photos from the 2009 season. Read More >
Event Gallery: New Years Bracket Bash in Fontana CaliforniaBy Chad, Photos by Scott Liggett Posted 01/12/2010
While most of the country was embroiled in one of the most widespread cold spells in history, the greater Los Angeles area was enjoying temps in the mid 70s on New Years. And if that wasn't enough to make the rest of you hate Southern Californians, we had drag racing as well. You read that right. The 2010 drag racing season started on day one of 2010, with the New Years Bracket Bash at Autoclub Dragway in Fontana, California. Thanks to Scott Liggett, otherwise known as Rebeldryver on the BangShift.com forums, we've got a few pics from the event to share with all you folks still trying to defrost the family truckster. Sorry. Well, not really. Read More >
Video and Feature Story: Larry Larson's 6-Second Drag Week Nova Cruising the Vegas StripBy Chad Posted 11/30/2009
Last week we brought you video of Larry Larson's incredible, Hot Rod Drag Week winning 1966 Nova running its first ever 6-second pass at the The Strip in Las Vegas, which is amazing for a 3,500-pound car that is really street driven. Now, to prove the street statement, we've got video of Larry cruising the "other" strip in Vegas. We were there to shoot photos and video as Larry hit Fremont St. and Las Vegas Blvd on his way south to the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign, all just an hour after running 6.934 at 211.59 on Saturday during the PSCA Street Car Super Nationals. Special thanks to Mike Galiimi who helped us out by shooting photos while we shot video. Read More >
More Street Car Super Nationals Coverage From DragRacingOnlineBy Brian Lohnes Posted 11/25/2009
While Chad was taking killer video from the starting line during the PSCA's Street Car Super Nationals V held at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, our pals at DragRacingOnline were covering the who's, what's, where's, and why's of the event. You've checked out our action galleries, now you can check their stuff and get the dirt on class winners and record breakers. Read More >
Photo Gallery: 60-Plus Shots from the 2009 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals, SundayBy Chad Posted 11/23/2009
We've had another sleep deprived night here in Las Vegas at the 2009 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals, and it's not because we've been partying on the strip. In it's fifth year, the SCSN has been great. How can it not be when 53 Pro Street cars show up for a 32-car field? We've been thrashing to bring you video, on-track action photos, and new car features, and haven't stopped all weekend. Here are 60-plus photos from Sunday's action, and we'll have more video tomorrow along with a special feature. Read More >
Photo Gallery: 100-Plus Shots from the 2009 PSCA Street Car Super NationalsBy Chad Posted 11/22/2009
There's been zero sleep for the BangShift.com crew here at the 2009 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals at The Strip in Las Vegas. The West Coast's Pacific Street Car Association has thrown this race for five years straight and it keeps getting bigger and more serious. The race is sponsored by Chris Alston's Chassisworks, it pays big money to win (from $20,000 for Pro Street to $1,000 for the brackets), and pits some East Coast players against the normal PSCA crowd that runs in California and Nevada. Read More >
Two Time Drag Week Winner Larry Larson Runs 6.99; More to Come This Weekend!By Chad Posted 11/19/2009
It's true! Two-time Hot Rod Drag Week winner Larry Larson just ran the quarter mile in 6.99 seconds at 194 mph in his twin-turbo, Mike Moran-powered, formerly pink Nova. We got a call from Larry's wife Sherry as he was pulling into the pit spot grinning ear to ear at the Thursday night test and tune at the PSCA Street Car Supernationals in Las Vegas. His goal all along was to finish 2009 with a 6.99-second ET before any other Drag Week competitor could do it. Mission accomplished. Read More >
Event Gallery: The 2009 Shakedown at E-TownBy Brian Lohnes Posted 11/18/2009
The Shakedown at E-Town in Englishtown, New Jersey, is the baddest ass specialty door slammer drag race in the world. It is not a series, it is an annual occurrence that seems to reset the performance boundaries of door slammers. This year the numbers were astounding with Jim Halsey running 5.86 at 243 mph in a nitrous Pro Mod. The small-tire cars, radial classes, and everything else about the race is wild, too. Read More >
HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS OF THE 2009 CALIFORNIA HOT ROD REUNIONBy Chad Posted 10/18/2009
BangShift.com's live streaming video of the 18th California Hot Rod Reunion presented by the Auto Club of Southern California and held at Auto Club Famoso Raceway is finally over after a very long weekend. We had record levels of audience, and need to thank all of you for supporting what we do. If you liked what you saw, please tell a friend about BangShift.com and send an email thanking sponsors MSD Ignition, Cherry Bomb, and Ridetech. Read More >
Photo Gallery: Drag Racing Action from Sunday at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion, With 'Chutes!By Chad Posted 10/18/2009
The last day went out with a bang at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California. It was an amazing weekend of nostalgia drag racing with a great car show. We're ready to look at the insides of our eyelids for about a week straight. But first, here's another photo gallery from the Sunday drags. Read More >
Photo Gallery: Even More Drag Action from Saturday at the 2009 California Hot Rod ReunionBy Chad Posted 10/17/2009
On Saturday night after the Cackle Fest at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion, the BangShift.com crew was so wrecked from producing the live feed all day that we did not upload all of our photos. We did put up some pictures from the Saturday drag racing at Auto Club Famoso Raceway, but now here's a second batch with lots of Funny Car coverage. Read More >
Photo Gallery: Drag Racing Action from Saturday at the 2009 California Hot Rod ReunionBy Chad Posted 10/17/2009
Today was major Funny Car day at the 18th California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Auto Club of Southern California. They had 30 floppers in the show, plus a huge pack of Gassers, Altereds, Top Fuelers, and other must-see nostalgia drag cars. We've got all the pictures in our event coverage. Read More >
Photo Gallery: Giant Cackle Fest at the 2009 California Hot Rod ReunionBy Chad Posted 10/17/2009
A couple years ago if you told us that people would fill the grandstands just to see a dragsters fire up and idle, we'd have called BS. We would have been way wrong. The Cackle Fest events, where vintage nitro cars are fired up in large packs with header flames glowing at night, have become a mainstream attraction. If there was ever a big daddy Cackle Fest, the one at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion was it. Read More >
Photo Gallery: Saturday Car Show and Pits at the 2009 California Hot Rod ReunionBy Chad Posted 10/17/2009
Saturday at the Hot Rod Reunion is the big day, with more show cars, more action in the pits, and more spectators than any other day. On Friday we covered most of the show cars, but there were so many more on Saturday that we had to bring you a second gallery. There are links to all the show coverage below. Read More >
Photo Gallery: Drag Racing Action from Friday at the 2009 California Hot Rod ReunionBy Chad Posted 10/16/2009
Nostalgia car shows are great and everything, but one of the best things about the California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Auto Club of Southern California, is that dudes are out there actually racing their cars. There are stockers, dragsters, altereds, Top Fuelers, and from what we hear, there are 30 nostalgia funny cars ready to race! BangShift.com will be at the Reunion on Saturday with more event coverage of lots of funnies. But for now, we have lots of photos of the smoke on the track from Friday. Read More >
Photo Gallery: Historic Drag Cars from Friday at the 2009 California Hot Rod ReunionBy Chad Posted 10/16/2009
BangShift.com will be on site all weekend long to bring you coverage of the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California. We had live streaming video all day Friday (look for it Saturday and Sunday too), and this is the announcement of the first of many photo galleries to come that will show you everything that happened at this great event. Read More >
2009 Hot Rod Drag Week WrapupBy Chad Posted 10/15/2009
OK, so it's like weeks after the end of the 2009 Hot Rod Drag Week, presented by Gear Vendors. After covering the race for a solid week, I've almost caught up on sleep. Probably not. But I'm finally awake enough to give you the wrap up on all the BangShift.com coverage of this ultimate street car drag race. Read More >
